It’s been two weeks since I last took part in a Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation, and I’ve been looking forward to joining in again. We are taking on ‘The Big Five’ haiku poets in a renga: Basho, Issa, Buson, Shiki and Chiyo-Ni.

We have been given six haiku, two by Basho and one by each of the other four with which to create a renga. We may choose the order and should close the chain with an ageku that refers back to the hokku.